Blue Heron's Preserve at Nanjemoy Creek was established in 1978 and has to date more than 3,000 acres surrounding the Creek. It is said to be one of the East Coast largest Preserves. The Blue Heron Preserve's rookery used to have upwards of 2,000 pairs of nesting birds. Now the rookery consists of 12 pairs of birds. Blue Heron's prefer Virginia pines, due to the natural cycle and Hurricane Isabel, it will be 20 to 30 years before the trees regenerate and the large number of birds to return.
The preserve not only has the Great blue heron's, it protects 48 tree species, 86 wildflowers and numerous other species. The heron faces many challenges such as loss of nesting sites and the deterioration of water quality and wetland habitat, this is according to information from the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service's Chesapeake Bay Field Office,
The East Coast's largest wading bird is often four feet tall, and has a wing span of up to six feet, you will often see these birds in the creeks standing very still in shallow water waiting patiently for the fish to swim by. They will stay here all winter if the water doesn't freeze; if they can get food they won't migrate. To learn more about these beautiful and dignified birds you can visit the Nanjemoy Creek Preserve.
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